Digital Services Act

Will social media change in the EU?

Recently, the development and regulation of social media have been on the agenda in the European Union. The European Parliament and the European Council have agreed on a draft of a new bill on digital markets. The European Union has imposed fines on large tech companies, hoping European companies can gain ground. They want to …

Bővebben: Will social media change in the EU?

Thomas Barat video message 12222021

Remarks at the Annual Foreign Press Awards Ceremony

As the Board Member, and Director of Ethics and Compliance of the Association of Foreign Correspondents in the USA said in my remarks at the Annual Foreign Press Awards Ceremony, on December 22, 2021. “My advice to all reporters is that what you say must always be the truth, the core truth, and nothing but …

Bővebben: Remarks at the Annual Foreign Press Awards Ceremony

Thomas Barat, Director of Ethics & Compliance, AFC-USA

“Only the truth, the full and unvarnished truth”

The Foreign Press asked about the ethics of journalism, the role of the correspondent. I would summarize my answer as follows: "When you speak, what you say, should be always the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Only full and unvarnished truth." The full interview was published on Foreignpress.org. "Only the truth, …

Bővebben: “Only the truth, the full and unvarnished truth”